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FZNT25 KNHC 070259
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST TUE MAR 06 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO 23N73W THEN
SHEAR LINE TO 21N76W. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR IS BEHIND
THE FRONT FROM 28N65W TO THE FLORIDA KEYS. HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF
THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE-E WINDS ACROSS MOST
OF THE ZONE THROUGH THU. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FRI AND SAT AS A
FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY AND THE RIDGE SHIFTS E
INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO
SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N E OF 75W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD NE OF
THE AREA...RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS
THE GULF THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OUT THE TEXAS
COAST FRI MORNING EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE FRI EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL AS A STATIONARY
FRONT FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY SAT AND MOVE BACK SUN AND MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN SE SWELL.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.SAT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT S OF 26N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A GALE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT NEAR THE COAST
OF COLOMBIA THROUGH FRI MORNING. SHEAR LINE FROM EASTERN CUBA
TO GULF OF HONDURAS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATE TONIGHT. STRONG
HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE THE REGION THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT S OF 17N E OF 82W WED...AND
EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N E OF 82W THROUGHOUT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO
9 FT S OF 17N E OF 82W.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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